How to Backpack
Clearly, this page is a work in progress. Eventually, it will tell you everything you need to know about how to go backpacking for the first time.
Gear List
Survival
- Map
- Compass
- First aid kit (for group)
- Whistle
- Watch
- Bug repellent (for group)
- Sunscreen (for group)
- Sunglasses with hard case
- Emergency heat blanket
- Rope (wear a belt made of webbing)
- Duct tape (for group)
Camping
- Backpack
- Backpack rain cover
- Waterproof matches
- Fire starting material (for group)
- Knife
- Propane lighter (for group)
- Tent with rain fly (per pair)
- Sleeping bag and stuff sack
- Sleeping pad
- Headlamp and extra batteries
Cooking
- Stove and fuel (8 oz./two people/week)
- Pot (for group)
- Spork
- 3L water bladder
- Nalgene with carabiner
- Water filter and repair kit (for group)
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks (see more about food below)
- Bear-proof container (1 for every 4 days)
- One-gallon zipper bags (6)
- 30-gallon trash bags (4)
Clothes
- Hiking boots
- Hiking socks (3)
- Synthetic shirts (2)
- Convertible synthetic pants
- Waterproof pants
- Light, waterproof shell
- Insulation layer: fleece or down jacket
- Underwear (2)
- Warm hat
- Sun hat/baseball camp
- Waterproof gloves
Tolietries
- Toothpaste (for group)
- Toothbrush
- Toliet paper (for group)
- Camping soap (for group)
- Hand sanitizer (for group)
- Antiperspirant
- Personal medicine
- Synthetic towel
Luxuries
- Hiking poles
- Camera with batteries and memory cards
- GPS device (for group)
- Gaiters
- Board games (for group)
- Paperback book
- Notebook and pen
- Hatchet (for group)
- Joby mini tripod (for group)
- Camping pillow
